If you do not know who gospel singing sensation Micah Stampley is, you are doing your ears a great disservice.

As the last decade has seen the hitmaker lend such memorable numbers as ‘The Corinthian Song’, ‘War Cry’, ‘Take My Life (Holiness)’, and countless others, his newest project ‘Love Never Fails’ (in stores now) looks to add a few more gems to his already noteworthy catalogue.

That Grape Juice recently caught up with the Motown Gospel star to chat about the new project, but also get his thoughts on the recent gospel scandals to rock the net and even weigh in on fellow gospel superstar Le’Andria Johnson vs. Matthew Knowles’ Music World Gospel (see more on that here).

Tuck in below to see and hear what Stampley shared about these topics and so much more.  He doesn’t hold back…

Micah Stampley Shouts Out That Grape Juice

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Those of us wishing for new Jordin Sparks music have just had our wish granted.

Before you can see her aboard the new Lifetime holiday movie ‘Dear Secret Santa’ (November 30), the ‘American Idol’ champion taps into more Urban flavoured music with her new tune ‘11.11 (Wish)’.

Flexing her sultry vocals on the sexy slow jam, the songstress starts a few sparks of her own with this Elijah Black-penned number (produced by Salaam Remi).

Meet a new Jordin below:

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Future brings new meaning to the idea of “finding love in a hopeless place”.

Indeed, the hitmaking rapper/producer takes to the great beyond in his new clip ‘Real & True’ to find love in the form of out-of-this world serial twerker Miley Cyrus – who plays co-star in the song and its accompanying visual.

The Rankin-directed visual marks the second time the duo have shared time over musical bars, the first – ‘My Darlin’ –  appeared aboard Cyrus’ own ‘Bangerz’ album.

Did the second time hit the spot?  You tell us below:

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Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with dwarves, Robin Thicke soared with Iggy Azalea, and Bruno Mars went ape wild at tonight’s MTV European Music Awards. The aforementioned – especially Miss Cyrus – will just be a few of the headlines you should expect to see tomorrow after tonight’s eye-popping, tongue-wagging festivities at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam

Performances from Mars, Thicke, Cyrus, and more await below:

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Looks like our friend Lady Gaga isn’t the only one headed outer space!

‘Turn On the Lights’ rapper Future sheds light on yet another clip from his intergalactically-themed visual for “Real and True” – the Miley Cyrus-assisted single from his sophomore album ‘Honest’.

Directed by Rankin, the Mike Will Made It-produced tune sees its accompanying visual fall in line with Future’s previous space-themed offerings like mixtape ‘Astronaut Status’ and his debut ‘Pluto’.

With the rapper reportedly ready to ‘close that chapter’ of his career and launch a new one, will ‘Real and True’ be the perfect send off?  Check in below and tell us:

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‘Rap City’ rolled out its red carpet for a worthy guest last night- kicking off ‘Rap City Presents: Em 360‘ in celebration of Rap icon Eminem.

Interviewed by Big Tigger, the ‘Monster‘ lyricist rocked the piece with a conversation that saw him share his feelings toward ‘Poetic Justice’ purveyor Kendrick Lamar and when he believes he’ll put down his mic and enter retirement.

Oh…and as if that wasn’t enough, his time there also saw him serve a scorching freestyle alongside Rap collective Slaughterhouse.

Check it out below!

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With a career decorated with milestones, you’d think it difficult to continue a reign as strong as top-selling rapper Eminem has over a decade since his debut.  But, as the week has proven, Em may just be getting started.

As if earning the second best first week sales of the year with his new album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ (predicted 700k) wasn’t enough, the ‘Stan’ rapper now stands as the first and only solo artist in history to notch four top 20s simultaneously.  Such feat was accomplished this week when his latest number ‘The Monster’ – featuring ‘Disturbia’ damsel Rihanna – made its debut at #3 (his third highest debut to date).

And, while ‘Monster’ has done its part to scare away some of the Billboard Hot 100’s diva dominators (see:  Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus), one diva-in-training has yet to budge…Lorde.

Living up to her blockbuster hit ‘Royals’, the songstress continues her reign at #1 for a sixth week.  Find out how everyone else fared below:

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CNN anchor Don Lemon has landed himself in hot water yet again for his controversial stance on hot topics.  The reporter, who has long garnered criticism from the African American community for upholding views contrary to the community at large, has now added a new number to that growing list – support of New York‘s ‘stop & frisk’ law.

Via HuffPost:

Speaking during his regular slot on the Tom Joyner show, Lemon said that police were not always very respectful of the people they stopped, but that tampering with the “formula that has reduced crime in New York City” could be very dangerous.

“The question is, would you rather be politically correct or safe and alive?” he concluded.

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The result was a social media melee.  See some of our favorites below (#donlemonon):

Your thoughts? 

Mary J.Blige whips the world in festive shape today, unwrapping the video for her take on the Hugh Martin classic ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’

Directed by Markus Klinko and Indrani, the sweet yet simple visual comes courtesy of her first Christmas album ‘A Mary Christmas’, which features duets with Barbra Streisand, The Clark Sisters, Chris Botti and Jessie J.

Watch below…

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Tonight marked the return of BET’s highly anticipated ode to women of color ‘Black Girls Rock’.

Much like its ‘BET Honors’ counterpart, the event is set to showcase some of music’s best and brightest performers to serenade and shine light on women of color who have made impacts on and in their respective personal and professional communities.

Airing moments ago, the Tracee Ellis Ross / Regina King hosted showing honored actress the legendary Patti Labelle, Mara Brock Akil, Queen Latifah, and many more

Featuring stage-blazing performances from the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Ledisi, Kelly Rowland, Sevyn Streeter, and more, tuck in below to see the highlights from one of entertainment’s biggest nights:

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Lady Gaga‘s emotional performance of ‘Dope’ – the latest buzz single from her November 11th due album ‘ArtPop’ – won over fans and critics alike at the 1st annual Youtube Music Awards tonight.

Joining a line up that featured the likes of Eminem, M.I.A., and more, Gaga performance saw her strip down in more ways than one – trading in her normal eye-popping fashions for flannel.

The tear-filled acoustic plea came just a day after the tune made its way to the net – much to fan delight.  Still on the fence if you should add it to your Itunes collection?

Well, this live performance may be all the convincing you need…

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R&B bad boy Chris Brown has new reason to smile today.

Indeed, the Grammy winning hitmaker – whose most recent hit allegedly occurred outside of the studio – has seen his day of media frenzy and courtroom hoop-lah end on a relatively positive note.

Full story inside…

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